International borders are not zones of exclusion or exception for human rights obligations. States are entitled to exercise jurisdiction at their international borders, but they must do so in light of their human rights obligations. This means that the human...

The Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights and Human Trafficking, which are included as an addendum to a report to the Economic and Social Council (E/2002/68/Add.1), have been developed in order to provide practical, rights-based policy guidance...

OHCHR, as co-chair of the GMG Working Group on Migration, Human Rights and Gender, has led the development of a set of principles and guidelines on the human rights protection of migrants in vulnerable situations. Migrants who fall outside the specific legal...

This document builds on a discussion paper developed by the Inter-Agency Coordination Group against Trafficking in Persons (ICAT) on the current state of evaluation practice in the field of trafficking in persons (TIP). The ICAT discussion paper and...

El Protocolo de Detección, Asistencia y Referencia de Niñas, Niños y Adolescentes Víctimas de Trata de Personas forma parte de las actividades establecidas en el Plan Nacional de Acción contra la Trata de Personas y el Tráfico Ilícito de Migrantes (2009-2014)...

Este módulo de capacitación busca ser una herramienta para promover la reflexión, discusión y sensibilización sobre los temas de migración y juventud en Centroamerica y el sur de México, con énfasis en el Triángulo Norte (El Salavdor, Guatemala y Honduras) que...

La presente Guía para la atención psicosocial a personas migrantes en Mesoamérica ofrece herramientas teórico-prácticas con el objetivo de fortalecer las competencias de atención psicosocial de quienes atienden a la población migrante en tránsito. Permite...

This publication is meant to guide policymakers and practitioners’ in the design and implementation of assisted voluntary return and reintegration (AVRR)-related policies and programmes. Based on IOM’s long-standing experience on AVRR since 1979, the framework...

Le projet FORAS a pour objectif d’apporter aux migrants désireux de re-tourner volontairement dans leur pays d’origine et qui sont originaires des huit pays cibles (Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinée, Mali, la République démocratique du Congo (RDC)...

This toolkit has been created by Etimos Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the “Vocational training Association of the Patronato San Vincenzo”, in the framework of the REMPLOY III project, funded by the...

Questo toolkit è stato elaborato da Etimos Foundation, in collaborazione con l’Organizzazione internazionale per le Migrazioni (OIM) e l’Associazione Formazione Professionale del Patronato San Vincenzo, nell’ambito del progetto REMPLOY III, finanziato dal...

The Guide to the setting-up and management of a small business was compiled by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) based in Rome as part of the REMPLOY II Project – Module 1, funded by the Ministry of the Interior, Department for Civil Liberties...

Ce guide a été élaboré dans le cadre du projet "Promotion des services psychosociaux at d'assistance aux migrants au Maroc" et financé par les fonds de l'OIM pour le développement. Depuis 2005, l'OIM Maroc a aidé des milliers de migrants à retourner et se...

This Framework is intended to guide IOM’s approach to the progressive resolution of displacement situations as part of its wider response to migration crises. The Framework integrates a mobility perspective and recognizes the impacts of crisis and displacement...

This screening tool on identifying and addressing situations of vulnerability is a UNHCR and IDC collaboration intended to help guide and inform frontline workers and decision-makers on the relevance of vulnerability factors to detention decisions, referrals...

A handbook prepared by IOM Ireland for returning migrants.

The IOM Migration Governance Framework sets out the essential elements to support planned and well managed migration. IOM is well placed to provide this advice: as the global lead agency on migration, IOM’s purpose includes providing advice on migration...

This brief guidance note seeks to provide advice on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe. It describes key principles and appropriate interventions to guide all those who are...

The Guidelines were developed as part of a Joint Programme that is being implemented by the International Organization for Migration, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), supporting the Government...

This document represents Chapter Nine of UNHCR's 10-Point Plan of Action on Refugee Protection and Mixed Movements, which deals with Return Arrangements for Non-Refugees and Alternative Migration Options. The 10-Point Plan offers a framework to respond to the...